What to watch for: Bills at Saints

The Buffalo Bills will travel to New Orleans for their second of two back-to-back road games on Sunday.

BILLS AND SAINTS MEET IN NEW ORLEANSThe Buffalo Bills will travel to New Orleans for their second of two back-to-back road games with a match-up on Sunday, October 27. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET. Sunday’s game will mark the 10th regular season meeting between Buffalo and New Orleans with the Saints holding 5-4 advantage in the regular season series vs. the Bills.

With a win over New Orleans on Sunday, Buffalo will:• Snap a three-game losing streak against the Saints• Win back-to-back road games for the first time since 2009 (Weeks 6-7)

BILLS-SAINTS REGULAR SEASON SERIES• Overall regular season record: 4-5• Bills on road at Saints: 3-2• Last meeting on road: 10/2/2005, L 7-19• First regular season meeting: 11/4/1973, L 0-13 at New Orleans• Last regular season meeting: 9/27/2009, L 7-27 at Buffalo

The Bills will return to Ralph Wilson Stadium in Week Nine and host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, November 3 at 1:00 p.m.

BILLS-SAINTS SERIESBuffalo and New Orleans will meet for the 10th time in the regular season this week. The Bills are 4-5 in their previous nine meetings against the Saints. This week’s game will mark the sixth regular season road game for Buffalo in their series against New Orleans (3-2). The two teams have squared off twice in the month of October, splitting the two contests at one game a piece.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONSFORMER BILLS/SAINTS• Bills HC Doug Marrone was the Offensive Coordinator for the New Orleans Saints from 2006-08. He also played for the Saints in 1989.• Buffalo Director of Player Personnel Jim Monos was an Area Scout for New Orleans from 2005-12.• Bills DT Jay Ross enter the NFL in 2010 as an undrafted free agent with New Orleans• Saints ST Assistant Stan Kwan served in the same role with the Bills from 2010-12.• New Orleans CB Jabari Greer entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Bills in 2004 and played in Buffalo for five seasons (2004-08).

NFL CONNECTIONS• Bills LB Manny Lawson and Saints LB Parys Haralson manned the San Francisco 49ers’ defense from 2006-10.• Buffalo TE Scott Chandler and Saints RB Darren Sproles shared a locker room with the San Diego Chargers in 2007 and 2008.• Bills QB Thad Lewis and Saints TE Benjamin Watson were both a part of the Cleveland Browns in 2011 and 2012.

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS• Buffalo DT Marcell Dareus and Saints RB Mark Ingram played at the University of Alabama together from 2008-10. They helped lead the Crimson Tide to 2010 BCS National Championship as the Defensive and Offensive MVP’s.• Bills LS Garrison Sanborn and Saints NT Brodrick Bunkley shared a locker room at Florida State from 2003-05.• Buffalo OT Cordy Glenn and Saints DT John Jenkins played on opposite sides of the ball for the University of Georgia during the 2011 season.• Bills S Da’Norris Searcy and Saints ILB Kevin Reddick were both UNC Tar Heels in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.• Bills WR Marquise Goodwin and Saints S Kenny Vaccaro played together at the University of Texas from 2009-12. Bills DB Aaron Williams was also a key contributor for the Longhorns during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

WHAT TO LOOK FOROFFENSEQB Thad Lewis• 82 passing yards to reach 500 in 2013• Two passing touchdowns to tally five in his NFL career

RB C.J. Spiller• One 100-yard rushing game for his eighth such game and to break a tie for sole possession of eighth-most in team history (Antowain Smith, 7)• 11 rushing yards to move into 12th in team history (Kenneth Davis: 2,460)• 50 rushing yards to reach 2,500 in his career• 79 receiving yards to record 1,000 in his career

RB Fred Jackson• With a start on Sunday, would mark the 50th of his NFL career• One rushing touchdown to move into a tie with Jack Kemp for seventh most in team history (25)• 33 receiving yards to join Thurman Thomas (11,938 / 4,341) as the second player in team history to post 4,000 rushing and 2,000 receiving yards

WR Stevie Johnson• Will extend his current streak of consecutive games with a catch to 55 with a reception on Sunday• Four catches to move into 10th in team history (Jerry Butler - 278)• 26 receiving yards to move into 10th in Bills history (Josh Reed: 3,575)

TE Scott Chandler• Will match Reuben Grant (15) for third-most among touchdown catches among Bills tight ends all-time with his next scoring grab

DEFENSEDE Mario Williams• Will extend his consecutive games with a sack to five with a quarterback takedown on Sunday• 1.5 sacks to record 75 in his NFL career• 4.0 sacks to match a personal single-season best of 14.0 (2007)

LB Kiko Alonso• Two interceptions to match a franchise record among rookie linebackers set by Mike Stratton in 1963 (6)• Five tackles to record 75 in his rookie campaign

CB Justin Rogers• Will set a personal single-season best of two interceptions with his next pick (1 in 2011, 2012 and 2013)

FS Jairus Byrd• One multi-interception game to become the third Bill with five multi-pick games (Tom Janik - 6 and Billy Atkins - 5)

SPECIAL TEAMSK Dan Carpenter• Will match Rian Lindell (16 - 11/4/12-12/23/12) for the third-longest consecutive field goals made streak if he connects on his next try• Six points to tally 600 in his NFL career CB/PR Leodis McKelvin• 12 punt return yards to move into fourth in team history (Kevin Williams - 700)